What is the name of Valentine's Day in China in western countries?

There are several foreign names of Valentine's Day in China, some of which are translated according to the western names of Valentine's Day, some are translated according to the specific date, and even transliterated directly.

Specifically, it has the following names:

1, tanabata,

Valentine's Day in the west is called Valentine's Day, and the solar calendar is February 14, while Valentine's Day in China is called Valentine's Day in China, so the translation is named after Valentine's Day in the west.

2. Double Ninth Festival or the seventh day of the seventh lunar month,

The date of Qixi is the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year. The combination of two sevens or the translation of July 7 is the source of this name.

3. Magpie Festival

Magpie means "Magpie". In the legend of Valentine's Day in China, the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl should meet on the Magpie Bridge on this day. Magpie Bridge is a bridge built by countless magpies on the Milky Way. It is not accurate to call Valentine's Day in China Magpie Day.

4. Chinese Valentine's Day

Direct transliteration, the phonetic symbol of the word 7-up, does not need translation at all. This literal translation is not common, but it happens occasionally.

Except China, both Japanese and Koreans celebrate Tanabata.

Tanabata, Japanese Tanabata

The word also means Tanabata, but it refers to Valentine's Day in China.

Tanabata in Japan originated from Tanabata in China, which is Valentine's Day in China, but in Japan, it has nothing to do with Valentine's Day. Like the Japanese New Year, you can make a wish on Tanabata, write it on a note and hang it on a tree.

Korean tanabata: Chilseok

South Korea also celebrates Tanabata, which is Chilseok in English. Korean traditional festival is on the seventh day of the seventh month of the Korean lunar calendar.

It means Yin and Yang Festival, which is a traditional festival in South Korea on July 7th.

The most commonly used English name for Valentine's Day in China is Chinese Valentine's Day, which means Valentine's Day in China. This name is easy to understand, especially when facing westerners, you can understand the significance of this festival at once.

This is like Premier Zhou's translation of butterfly lovers into China's Romeo and Juliet, which is a good translation.